garrafão

Portuguese

Etymology

From garrafa (“bottle”) +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁaˈfɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.haˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁaˈfɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.haˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ʁaˈfɐ̃w̃/ [ɡa.χaˈfɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ʁɐˈfɐ̃w̃/

Noun

garrafão m (plural garrafões)

1. Augmentative of garrafa

   Synonym: garrafona

2. large jug usually made of plastic or similar materials
3. demijohn (large bottle with short neck, typically made of glass)
4. (basketball) key (free-throw lane and the circle surrounding the free-throw line)

Related terms

• engarrafado
• engarrafar
• garrafa
• garrafeiro